2023.BackgroundIndustry advisory boards (IABs) are composed mainly of industry professionals that provide aidand advice to an academic institution. IABs serve many purposes and have different goalsdepending on the type, size, location, and other variables. In engineering, IABs are a commoncomponent among many programs because they help fulfill ABET’s accreditation requirements.ABET is the accreditor of college programs in applied science, computing, engineering, andtechnology that ensures programs meet standards for educational quality to properly preparestudents [1]. Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000) was added to the accreditation and requiredprograms to have “a process based on the needs of the program’s various constituencies in whichthe
development.Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Leaming and Edu- cational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual’s identity(ies) in one or more STEM disciplines, (2) understanding the role of making a.11d tinkering in formal and informal learning environments, and (3) investigating family engagement in and interactions around STEM-related activities. Before joining BU, she completed a post-doctoral fellow- ship at Indiana University-Bloomington. She earned a Ph.D. in mathematics education from Clemson University.Dr. Peter N. Knox, University of Vermont Dr
teamwork skills alongside the technicalproficiencies needed to be successful in engineering [1]. Ideally, engineering graduates are ableto transition into industry or graduate school with the skills, dispositions, and knowledge tonavigate communication and collaboration effectively [2]. In addition to the technical skillsneeded to solve engineering problems, employers seek candidates who can communicateeffectively, who are able to manage projects, and who can generate innovation solutions [3].However, employers have indicated that gaps exist in engineering training, with entry-levelengineers often unable to communicate in the ways employers expect, especially on diverseteams [4]. This gap in training means that individuals struggle to transition
, mobile, and global economy, STEM skills areincreasingly important. They are key to stabilizing and rebuilding our middle class, as STEMjobs generally provide higher wages and have above average job growth [1]. There is, however, agrowing divide between those who can and cannot engage. Underrepresented minorities, women,first generation students, and low socio-economic status (SES) students still generally havedisproportionately lower engagement and higher attrition in STEM fields. This is critical to bothequity and our competitive advantage in the United States [2].These challenges are compounded in many communities in the United States, particularly theRust Belt or deindustrialized Midwest, because they struggle more than others to attract
the advancement of research. An REU sitetypically hosts a small cohort of students for a summer and focuses student research on a certaintopic or theme [1]. In 2021, multiple institutions and faculty members in engineering educationcollaborated to host a virtual REU entitled, Establishing New Generations of scholars to Amplifyand Grow Engineering Education (ENGagED). The REU’s purpose was to engage moreunderrepresented students, specifically, Black and Latinx students, and as a result ofintersectionality, women, people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, and first-generation individuals among other minoritized identities in engineering education research.Engineering education is a relatively new field of research compared to
workshops that focus on technical aspects of the projectwork would be helpful.1.0 IntroductionGraduate education in engineering has the goal of developing future engineers with strongtechnical and human interaction skills to succeed in the workplace. Yet, employers find thatgraduates are lacking skills in leadership, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking [1].Likewise, graduate students often experience limited opportunities to develop these skills [2]. Agoal of our NSF Innovations in Graduate Education project, entitled Graduate Education inCyber-Physical Systems Engineering, is to provide support for graduate students to become moreeffective leaders, communicators, and contributors in a collaborative interdisciplinary team.These
, continue on pathways toacademia. This is especially important due to the challenging societal issues requiring diverseperspectives [1]. Special groups that continue to be disproportionately included in engineeringpathways include women and members of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups.Undergraduate research experiences increase the likelihood of engineering students attendinggraduate school. Through critical funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchopportunities can be offered to students, which can target engineering undergraduates fromunderrepresented backgrounds as well as those from universities with few research offerings.The Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) is a mechanism to provide
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Sketchtivity, an Intelligent Sketch Tutoring Software: Broadening Applications and ImpactMotivation and BackgroundSketching is an essential skill for engineers. Engineering students develop problem representationand problem-solving skills in part through sketching[1, 2]. Communication with fellow engineersand designers depends on the ability to share ideas through sketching [3]. Sketching is importantfor problem formulation as designers create representations of a problem for problem scoping andcommunication [4]. Idea fluency and idea generation as measures of design creativity aresupported through sketching [5, 6]. Sketching is also an effective approach for
disagreedthat it helped to improve problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills, with significantdifferences observed between pre- and post-survey responses (p < 0.05).Recommendations for future study are to assess improvement objectively by incorporating DSTs intostudent assessments, and to observe the impact of the DST on improving student professional skillsover a longer period.Keywords: virtual work integrated learning, professional development, virtual field trips, desktop sitetoursIntroductionIn recognition of the importance of interpersonal and professional skills, Engineers Australia(EA) have made it an accreditation requirement for all tertiary engineering students to gainexposure to industrial practice prior to graduation [1
curated thelesson plan content to directly relate to their specific context, in collaboration with each other and ourresearch team.We built the curriculum leveraging students’ existing conceptions and misconceptions about AI from priorwork while testing the feasibility of addressing AI learning objectives, as well the AI4K12’s Five Big Ideas,in the broader context of middle school science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing(STEM+C) education. Our lessons were scaffolded using the iterative machine learning developmentprocess: 1) data collection and preparation; 2) selecting and training the model; 3) evaluating the models’accuracy; 4) tuning model parameters to improve performance. Each stage of the development processconstituted
. Our expectedoutcome is a stronger sense of community among the students and faculty in the department.IntroductionLearning is a socially situated process optimized when students construct their knowledgetogether [1], [2], [3]. As communities of practice, college learning communities facilitate thedevelopment of collaborative and academic support relationships through ongoing peerinteraction [1]. College students’ sense of community has been directly linked to theirpersistence [4], satisfaction with the university, motivation, and perception of course value [5].Literature also shows that first-year college students with positive changes in universitybelonging have corresponding positive changes in self-perceptions (e.g., academic competence
neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, whichhave been categorized as specific learning disabilities (SLDs) [1, 2]. Historically, research hasfocused on the deficits related to these neurological variations. However, recent research hasreflected a growing interest in understanding the strengths associated with neurodiversity. Agrowing body of literature suggests that neurodivergent individuals may possess traits such asdivergent thinking, risk-taking, creativity, or spatial visualization skills [3-7] that may be assetsin STEM fields. Despite the potential of neurodivergent students to leverage these strengths tocontribute to innovation in their fields, they face a multitude of barriers and difficulties whilenavigating
each. Thescholars were selected from a pool of applicants based on academic talent and financial need. Sixnew scholars replaced the ones who left, with a current total of 32 scholars in the program. Currentscholars identify as 21 male, 11 female, 18 white, 8 Hispanic, 1 Black, and 5 Asian. Programnumbers mirror similar enrollment trends to the College with the following exceptions: higherfemale and students of color enrolled. The first cohort of sixteen scholars have completed sevensemesters at the university and the second cohort of sixteen scholars have completed five semestersat the university. When retention percentages are compared to the general population in the Collegeof Engineering (includes full-time and part-time students; data
coursework pass rates and degree outcomes for underrepresented minority (URM) students orstudents who identify as Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American. The solution is to transition teachingmethods from Transmission, telling students how to do things, to Inquiry, a method that has been shownto improve teaching and learning outcomes by incorporating the prior knowledge, ideas, and lifeexperiences that students bring to the learning process, including unique questions, backgrounds, andconnections they make to content and to the field ([1], [2], [3], [4]). The current proposal, Inquiry Teaching and Learning or ITL, extends the concept of teachingwith Inquiry, a proven approach for closing equity gaps as (i) instructors incorporate Inquiry
for Research on Undergraduate Education at the University of Iowa. His research uses a social psychological lens to explore key issues in higher education, including student success, diversity and equity, admissions, rankings, and quantitative research methodology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Sociotechnical systems perspective of underrepresented minority student success at a predominantly white institution Arunkumar Pennathur1*, Priyadarshini Pennathur1, Emily Blosser2, Nicholas Bowman3 1 Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso 2 Department
which an operational measure reflects the concept being investigated (Netemeyer etal., 2003). Articles using standard quantitative research methods were further coded into 12 broadcategories and 73 subcategories. The list of categories, including types of quantitative research,quantitative study design, data source, data type, and quantitative methods used, are summarizedin Table 1. These standard quantitative research articles were further coded for study design, datasource, data type, and quantitative methods used to analyze the data. Study designs includerandomized control trials (RCT), quasi-experimental, assessment validation, and correlational.RCT is defined as an experiment under controlled conditions to demonstrate a known truth
, will be presented in this paper.IntroductionBased on information from the US Census Bureau and the National Science Foundation (NSF),the percentage of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in the US population has grown fromaround 30% to 40% over the past decade [1]. However, URMs still represent only about 14% ofbaccalaureate degrees conferred in engineering, and this percentage has remained relativelyunchanged since 2010 [2]. To enhance the US engineering workforce, it is crucial to promotediversity and inclusion by encouraging and retaining students from URM groups in engineeringmajors. This will bring diverse skills, talent, backgrounds, and viewpoints to the technicalworkplace, which are essential for innovation, productivity, and economic
added design considerations to a finalJamboard for each of the stakeholders that could address some of the potential harms and benefits.Results The instructors worked through this activity step-by-step, explaining the relevantdefinitions and giving the students time to think to themselves and with their group before addingtheir ideas to the Jamboard. One full class session, approximately one hour, was devoted to thisactivity and surrounding discussions. After a Jamboard was populated, the class discussed theresponses and then moved on to the next step. Figure 1 shows the general flow of the Jamboards.Figure 1: Outline of Jamboard flow. Note: Stakeholder 1 is used as an example, but the processwas completed for stakeholders 1, 2, 3, and 4
-forded by this system.1 BackgroundExperimentation is at the core of the scientific method. As we train students to become scientistsand engineers, it is important to also provide training in the scientific method, and a recognitionthat a reliance on empirically demonstrable, replicable results is essential to what we do. This isessential for individuals responsible for designing the cars, airplanes, cellular devices, and energysystems of the future, because these devices must function properly in the physical world. A fullhistory of the scientific method, and its role in the natural sciences is provided in [1]. Other sup-port for using experimentation as a tool for building student knowledge stems from John Dewey[2], as well as the
essentially all chemical engineering departments. In themost recent survey of process control courses conducted through the Chemical EngineeringDivision of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), it was found that about44% of responding process control instructors assess students using some sort of laboratoryactivity [1]. While there is significant evidence to suggest student learning of process controlconcepts is enhanced through hands-on experiences [2], [3], the majority of process controlcourses do not integrate hands-on labs, perhaps due to limited access to process controlequipment. Indeed, the division process control survey concludes that “increasing enrollmentsare challenging the incorporation of physical laboratory exercises
from China. Fan received her MS in Elementary Education Science and a graduate certificate in Curriculum Instruction.Dr. Lisa Y. Flores, University of Missouri, Columbia Lisa Y. Flores, Ph.D. is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri. She has expertise in the career development of Latino/as and Latino/a immigrant issues and has 80 peer reviewed journal publications, 19 book chapters, and 1 co-e ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student perceptions of confidence in learning and teaching before and after teaching improvementsAs part of an overall research program investigating the impact of changes in teachingstrategies on
Paper ID #40083Development of a Cobot Lab to Support Next-Generation AppliedEngineering TechnologyJeritt Williams, Illinois State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Development of an Industrial Cobot Lab to Support Next- Generation Applied Engineering TechnologistsIntroductionOne of the big ideas of the Industry 4.0 concept is that modern manufacturing is shifting frommass production to customized production, signaling the need to deploy advanced technologiesthat allow the future workforce to work in a flexible, highly productive, and adaptable way [1].To this end, collaborative
scholarships to community college students at IVC preparing totransfer to a 4-year institution (i.e., UCI) and to those who transfer into a declared engineeringmajor at UCI. Thus, the scholarship recipients can receive scholarships for four years acrosstheir tenures at IVC and at UCI. In addition, any unclaimed scholarships at UCI are offered totransfer students from other community colleges.Based on Tinto’s model of student retention [4], the S-STEM program aims to enhance students’access, retention, and success by ensuring that students are academically and socially connectedand integrated [5] through co-curricular activities [6]. Figure 1 highlights program activitiesprovided to scholarship students throughout their tenure in the program. During
Engineering curriculum at our university.1 SignificanceNeed for this course was felt in the department because several research faculty memberswanted to integrate VLSI chips using MCU-based systems. To integrate custom VLSIchips into a system using MCU based control, one method is to build custom printedcircuit board (PCB) to integrate components like opamp and buffers to read outputs from achip. To send inputs to the chip, different pulse generator chips and voltage regulatorscould be integrated on the same PCB. To build a system out of several chips, MCU can beused to calculate inputs to the next chip based on outputs from the previous chip andalgorithm designed in C on the MCU. Therefore, to achieve the requirements of ourdepartment, the course
different sources (e.g., 57% Pell Grants and 46% Federal loans). In addition to that, 75% ofall students had to work part- or full-time to cover their educational expenses. The School ofEngineering (SoE) is currently the second-largest major in terms of student enrollment (5.3% ofthe total campus student population; 1394 total in 20202). Over the past ten years, engineeringenrollment has steadily increased with a recent drop starting in Fall 2019. However, thedemographics of the first-time freshman (noted as 1st Freshman in the following tables) and newundergraduate transfer students present concerning trends. Although there is a consistent increasein enrollment of first-time Hispanic freshmen (see Tables 1 and 2), there is a significantly
practice.Organizations use the Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) for financial and operational strategicplanning. An FCA facilitates; knowledge management of assets under ownership, riskmanagement, capital planning, and real estate decisions [23]. FCA practice includes architectural,mechanical, electrical and structural engineering disciplines towards an integrated engineeringpractice for buildings. Further, the increasingly complex software and digital operation ofbuildings includes software and technological engineering including digital twins, AI interfaces,and Building Information Modeling (BIM), and other built environment advances. [1]. Currently,there is no research associated with engineering education and the practice of FCA’s. As a startingpoint
classroom.Juan Sebastian Andrade, Universidad San Francisco de Quito Juan Sebasti´an Andrade is an undergraduate student in the College of Architecture and Interior Design CADI at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ.Nicole Janine Villac´ıs, Nicole Villac´ıs Nicole is an undergraduate student in the College of Architecture and Interior design CADI at University San Francisco de Quito USFQ. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Mind mapping to improve architecture students’ skills in navigating hand-on and lecture-based pedagogies Ignacio Guerra P. 1*, Juan Sebastián Andrade2, Nicole Villacís21 Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ
curriculum and propose how collegeprofessors and high school teachers can work together to strengthen education in data analyticsto better prepare students for the workforce needs.IntroductionJobs with “data” in the title are increasing in popularity with industry shifting to data drivenprocesses and decision-making enabled by new technology. Many universities across the UnitedStates are adding undergraduate and graduate degrees in data science or related fields to help fillthese job demands, but kindergarten to twelfth grade education system is not keeping up [1].Many schools focus on applications and resources, such as Microsoft Access and Excel. Theytend to omit the ideas and theories in their lesson plans [2].To help fix this problem, the
health issues,people from different backgrounds must come together to develop innovative solutions.However, prior to addressing the problem, gaining a basic understanding of cultural differencesand collaborating with different people is an essential skill to develop. This understanding can begained in the classroom to prepare students to be global changemakers and leaders in the globalhealth and technology field. Previous studies have indicated that international service-learningopportunities via study abroad programs contribute to development of intercultural competenciesand promote increased awareness of global health issues [1-4]. Acknowledging theinterdependence of our world, we have designed a “Biomedical Innovations for Global Impact
generating, representing,transforming, and recalling well-structured symbolic or visual images [1] - [2]. Activities such asnavigation, mental rotation, and perception of objects require the use of spatial thinking toaccomplish, as well as topics and procedures in many Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) fields [3] - [4]. There is uniform agreement on the multidimensionality ofspatial ability; however, the exact number of constructs has not been formally agreed upon [5]. Afew of the more prevalent constructs of spatial ability include mental rotation, spatial orientation,and spatial perception [1], [6]. This paper refers to spatial ability as the quantification ofperformance on a specific construct of spatial thinking.Past